Volume 4 Number 234 Tue. January 20, 2004       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives National   Samannaya Committee's ultimatum Resume BRTC service in 3 Sylhet upazilas by January 25 A fresh agitation programme was announced from a public meeting organised by the 17 Parganas Shalish Samannaya Committee, a non-partisan forum of three upazilas (Uzs) at Jaintapur on Sunday.   Work on Tk 4 lakh Shaheed Captain Bashar Gate begins at Nilphamari The Nilphamari Zila Parishad has started work on the Tk 4 lakh Shaheed Captain Bashar Gate project on Wednesday.   Manik's killing slated Journalists and newspapermen across the country protested the killing of eminent journalist Manik Shaha and demanded punishment to the killers. Life of poor woman made easy by civil society effort Mamata Begum of Ghonpara village under Sadar upazila, was one of the many poverty-stricken women in Nilphamari district. She was the eldest among five brothers and sisters.   350 industries closed down in northern region in 3 decades 1.55 lakh labourers become jobless At least 350 industries were closed in the northern region due to high price of furnace oil, shortage capital, faulty industrial policy and other reasons within three decades.   Seminar on women, children trafficking A day long seminar on preventing women and children trafficking was held at Satkhira Pourashava auditorium on Monday.   Rajshahi will have a modern children's park Work on a modern children's park in Rajshahi city will start by the end of this month.     Advertisement